[3] In December 2021, UBA received its banking license to commence operations in the UAE.

At that time the group employed in excess of 25,000 staff worldwide and its customer base exceeded 45 million accounts.

[9] The group maintains subsidiaries in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Cameroon, Kenya, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Mozambique, Senegal, DR Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Mali, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, and United Arab Emirates.

[10] In November 2024, with worldwide staff numbering in excess of 25,000, the group opened full banking operations in France.

Following the merger, UBA further expanded its brand through acquiring Continental Trust Bank that same year.